Good news, U of L Football's getting deserved respect, number 23 in the new Coaches' Pre-Season Poll out Thursday. Bad news, its ACC Atlantic Division also includes number 2 Clemson and number 4 Florida State. Worse yet, The Cardinals face each of them in the first 5 games of the season.

Louisville returns 16 starters from its Music City Bowl Championship Team that finished 2015 with 6 wins in 7 games. But The Cards know they must exponentially improve just to keep pace with their division rivals.